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Cathay Pacific's Airbus A330-300 with oneworld special livery sitting at the gate of Chubu Centrair International Airport. It would depart as CX531 to Hong Kong via Taiwan Taoyuan.
One of the lesser known flag-carriers to operate from the Persian Gulf, Oman Air's presence is considerably smaller compared to other airlines operating in the region. In recent years and following COVID-19, Oman Air has had to downsize owing to lower demand and select routes becoming unprofitable.
Despite this, Oman Air did have long-term ambitions and one of them was to become aligned with one of the 3 major airline alliances. Oman Air confirmed their intention to join Oneworld in mid-2021 which they'd officially become a member by 2022, however this was repeatedly delayed thereafter to 2024, until finally joining on 30th June 2025.
At present, Oman Air has yet to return back to pre-pandemic operations between London Heathrow and Muscat, the flag-carrier still operating a single daily flight (WY101/102) using 3-class Boeing 787-9s. This is expected to change for the W25 schedule from 25th October 2025 as Oman Air increases flights between the 2 destinations; WY103/104 will be reinstated initially operating 4-times weekly operating excluding Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with Boeing 787-9s being utilised... Don't be surprised to see this go daily in the future.
Currently, Oman Air operates 9 Boeing 787s, all of which are Boeing 787-9s. Oman Air have 6 Boeing 787-9s on-order.
Sierra Golf is one of 9 Boeing 787-9s operated by Oman Air, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 30th October 2018 and she is powered by 2 General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner A4O-SG on final approach into Runway 27R at London Heathrow (LHR) on WY101 from Muscat-Seeb (MCT).
Ever since the retirement of the Boeing 747-400 within British Airways back in 2020, the flag-carrier has lacked a commercial airliner to feature Oneworld logo-jet colours, something of a pre-requisite as an airline alliance member that a small portion of the fleet should feature such colour scheme.
Prior to COVID-19, plans were already afoot to repaint their Boeing 777-200ER fleet into Oneworld colours as the Boeing 747-400s continued to be whittled down, however that plan was postponed following the global downturn in air traffic during the pandemic. 6 Boeing 777-200ERs were initially chosen to carry the livery, but in the end only 4 so far carry Oneworld colours.
Throughout the introduction of Oneworld logo-jets, British Airways for over a decade did not paint any narrow-body jets in Oneworld colours, with Boeing 747-400s and now Boeing 777-200ERs chosen. Towards the end of 2023, a surprise saw the first Airbus A320 appear in Oneworld colours after repainting in Shannon, with G-EUYR the first treated in November 2023, followed by 2 more similarly aged Airbus A320s a month later.
Compared to the Boeing 777-200ERs, the Airbus A320s wear the Oneworld colours much better, not looking as squashed and certainly makes a somewhat mundane fleet of short-haul aircraft more interesting.
Currently, British Airways operates 117 Airbus A320 family aircraft, which includes 29 Airbus A319s, 55 Airbus A320s, 20 Airbus A320neos and 13 Airbus A321neos. British Airways have 13 Airbus A320neos and 7 Airbus A321neos on-order.
Echo Uniform Yankee Romeo is one of 55 Airbus A320s operated by British Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 21st November 2013, leased from BBAM since December 2013 and she is powered by 2 International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines. She has carried Oneworld colours since November 2023.
Airbus A320-232(WL) G-EUYR on short finals into Runway 09L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA667 from Marrakesh-Menara (RAK).
This one has been repainted into the new standard JAL livery, and the oneworld livery has been applied to another 777-200ER (JA708J).
One of the most recent aircraft with BA to receive Oneworld company logos goes to Victor Delta which adds to the growing collection of 747's that carry the scheme.
The 747 is arriving from one of the most well-known cities in the United States, Las Vegas which BA operate not only from Heathrow with four-class configuration using 747's but also from Gatwick using three-class configuration using 777's. The Gatwick to Las Vegas route is largely a leisure route.
Victor Delta was new to British Airways in December 1994 and its likely the aircraft will be withdrawn around 2017-2018.
Boeing 747-436 G-CIVD on finals at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA274 from Las Vegas-McCarran (LAS), Nevada.
Turning back the clock to early-May 2023 which was the last time capturing Philippine Airlines in action during my lengthy stay in Southern California, a location I do genuinely would love to visit again but not with a wannabe dictator currently residing in the White House. I digress!
Of course, Philippine Airlines has been in the news recently as the flag-carrier at the recent 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil announced they had been formally accepted to become the 16th member of the Oneworld alliance, a major milestone for the flag-carrier who this year is celebrating 85 years since commencing commercial service.
The past year has been one of continued growth for Oneworld, the smallest of the 3 airline alliances. The past year has seen Fiji Airways become a full-member after originally being a Oneworld Connect which basically meant it did not have the perks of being a full-member, whilst the alliance also gained its second airline in the Persian Gulf, that being Oman Air. More recently, Hawaiian Airlines became an official member of Oneworld in April 2026, not surprising as it is part of Alaska Air Group.
Even with these recent additions, there had been rumours of more airlines willing to join Oneworld, these being MIAT Mongolian Airlines and RwandAir, however the one airline that continues to appear is Starlux Airlines which if rumours are to be believed continues to be hampered by Cathay Pacific who are actively blocking their membership for no other reason than to strengthen their dominance in Eastern Asia.
The announcement of Philippine Airlines becoming a Oneworld certainly raised a few eyebrows, mine in particular but when you look deeper then membership does make perfect sense. Philippine Airlines already has codeshare agreements with a number of Oneworld carriers which does include Cathay Pacific who have a strong relationship with the Filipino flag-carrier. Philippine Airlines joining Oneworld should also strengthen the alliance within South East Asia where Malaysia Airlines is also a member.
Once everything is all agreed, Philippine Airlines is expected to become a full-member of Oneworld by 2027 at the earliest. The very best of luck for Philippine Airlines in the future.
Currently, Philippine Airlines operates 10 Boeing 777s, all of which are Boeing 777-300ERs.
Charlie Seven Seven Seven Six was delivered new to Philippine Airlines on lease from GECAS on 20th January 2010, later leased from AerCap in November 2021 and remained in service with the flag-carrier until withdrawal on 11th May 2024, being placed into storage at Manila-Ninoy Aquino until 9th June 2024 where she was ferried to Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion for conversion into a freighter. She is powered by 2 General Electric GE90-115B engines.
Boeing 777-36N/ER RP-C7776 taxis from Runway 24R towards the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles (LAX), California after working PR112 from Manila-Ninoy Aquino (MNL).
À la carte
Dessert
Hazelnut and salted caramel tart
Gourmet ice cream
GODIVA Chocolate
Muscadelle, Sémillon & Sauvignon Blanc
- Lamothe Guignard Sauternes 2009, Bordeaux, France
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Msn 23823
L/N 678
First flight April 18th 1987
Delivered new to Qantas on May 1st 1987. Leased to Japan Airlines from March 1992 to April 1994, stored in December 2008. Re-registered XT-SAGin November 2010.
JAL's oneworld logojet seen close up as it makes a late evening departure from runway 09R on the long journey to Tokyo.
Qatar Airways' Oneworld liveried Boeing 777-3DZ/ER, A7-BAB, (c/n 36103/686), on finals for Heathrow's 09L.
Hamad International Airport Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Badr Al Meer (second from right) and Qatar Airways Chief Planning Officer, Mr. Richard Roberts (third from right), cut a celebratory cake in commemoration of the first year anniversary of Qatar Airways joining the oneworld global airline alliance.
The Prime Minister of Qatar His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani joins the Minister of Finance and Chairman of Qatar Airways H.E. Ali Al Emadi; US Ambassador to Qatar, Susan Ziadeh; Minister of State for Energy and Industry, H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al Sada; Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; H.E. Air Vic-Marshal Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim and Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker to celebrate Qatar Airways joining the oneworld alliance.